Wyoming Business Valuation

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Business valuations in Wyoming for donations, M&A, gift tax, and IRA conversion, prepared in accordance with USPAP and IRS requirements. AppraiseItNow appraises small businesses, partnerships, corporations, LLCs, and professional practices across Wyoming, including Cheyenne, Casper, and Laramie.

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DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT BUSINESS APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, WYOMING COURTS, LENDERS, INSURERS, AND MORE.

  • IRS
  • GASB
  • Wyoming Courts
  • U.S. Small Business Administration
  • Chase
  • Glacier Bancorp
  • Bank of America

Credentialed Appraisers Serving Wyoming

Between them, our business valuation appraisers hold ASA, ABV, and CFA designations, and every report is written to USPAP for the IRS, Wyoming courts, lenders, insurers, and more.

Joe Kattan

Joe Kattan

Owner & CEO

Joe founded AppraiseItNow to make a certified, USPAP-compliant appraisal as simple to order as anything else online. A former Bain & Company strategy consultant, Joe leads the entire team and specializes in strategy, growth, and the firm's tech capabilities.

Justin Ramirez

Justin Ramirez

Business Valuation Expert & Appraiser

ASA, ABV, and CFA charterholder. Since 2016 Justin has valued businesses for estate and gift tax, purchase price allocations, fairness opinions, lending, and buy-sell agreements, across manufacturing, services, retail, and pre-revenue biotech.

Raymond Ghelardi

Raymond Ghelardi

Business Valuation Expert & Appraiser

Accredited Senior Appraiser with the American Society of Appraisers. Raymond values capital stock, business enterprises, stock options, and intangible assets.

Aron Blue

Aron Blue

Client Success Manager

Manages each engagement from the first enquiry to the delivered report, and keeps you posted at every step along the way.

  • USPAPWritten to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice
  • American Society of AppraisersAccredited Senior Appraiser
  • AICPAAccredited in Business Valuation
  • CFA InstituteChartered Financial Analyst
  • The Appraisal FoundationAuthorized by Congress as the source of appraisal standards

About Business Valuation Appraisals in Wyoming

AppraiseItNow provides professional business valuation appraisals in Wyoming for a wide range of purposes, including charitable donations, mergers and acquisitions, gift tax compliance, and IRA conversions. Wyoming's economy is shaped by energy production, tourism, agriculture, and small business ownership, all of which create consistent and complex valuation needs across the state. Our credentialed appraisers hold nationally recognized designations such as ABV, CVA, ASA, and CBA, and deliver thorough, defensible reports that meet IRS standards and withstand scrutiny in audits, transactions, and legal proceedings.

Whether your business is located in Cheyenne, Casper, Jackson, or a rural community, AppraiseItNow offers both remote and onsite business valuation appraisal services tailored to your specific situation. Remote appraisals are completed efficiently using submitted financial records and documentation, while onsite engagements are available for businesses requiring physical inspection of assets, equipment, or real property. We offer Fair Market Value (FMV) appraisals for various intended uses.

What Types of Business Valuation Do We Appraise in Wyoming?

AppraiseItNow appraises a broad range of business types and ownership interests across Wyoming's diverse economic landscape, including:

  • Sole proprietorships and single-member LLCs
  • S-corporations and C-corporations
  • Partnerships and limited liability partnerships
  • Family-owned and closely held businesses
  • Energy sector businesses including oil, gas, and coal operations
  • Tourism and hospitality businesses such as lodges, outfitters, and hotels
  • Agricultural and ranch-based enterprises
  • Professional practices including medical, dental, and legal firms
  • Retail and service businesses
  • Fractional and minority ownership interests

For businesses with significant physical assets, our valuations incorporate the asset approach, addressing real estate, equipment, inventory, and intangibles such as goodwill and customer lists. This is especially relevant for Wyoming's resource-heavy industries, where commodity price volatility and regional market conditions must be carefully factored into any defensible valuation conclusion.

Who Does AppraiseItNow Serve in Wyoming?

AppraiseItNow serves business owners, attorneys, CPAs, financial advisors, estate planners, and lenders throughout Wyoming who need credentialed, IRS-compliant business valuations for transactions, tax reporting, litigation support, or financing purposes. Whether you are navigating a shareholder dispute under Wyoming Statute 17-16-1302, completing an SBA loan, or planning a business succession, our appraisers provide the expertise and documentation you need.

What clients say we are known for

AppraiseItNow Reviews: “The report was quite thorough as well” and “The team was highly knowledgeable, helpful, and efficient”

  1. Being the appraiser they come back to“I highly recommend their appraisal services, especially for private companies” Steve R.Mentioned in 44 reviews
  2. Answering fast, and staying reachable while the work runsMentioned in 34 reviews
  3. Showing the research and the comparables behind the number“Their work was quick, thorough” Jeff H.Mentioned in 29 reviews
  4. Delivering the finished report ahead of the deadlineMentioned in 21 reviews
  5. Taking on items other appraisers had already turned downMentioned in 14 reviews

Across 80+ published AppraiseItNow reviews the picture is consistent: every one is from a client who paid us for an appraisal, and the three things they raise most often are that they would hire us again, how quickly we answer, and how much research is visible in the report.

  • Responsive, professional, first class deliverables -- especially considering that that the appraised assets are extremely complex financial assets with little by way of comps. The deliverable satisfied my accountants and advisers as being more than adequate to support the valuation needed to complete a conversion to a Roth IRA
    Dave T. ·

    Business Valuation Appraisal for IRA Conversion

  • Joe and Aron were extremely impressive - the entire process went very smoothly. They were always quick to respond to any questions I had and could not have been more helpful. They were aware of some tight time restrictions I had and made sure I received my reports in a timely fashion. I highly recommend them to anyone needing a valuation.
    William L. ·

    Business Valuation Appraisal for Charitable Donation

  • I used AppraiseItNow to examine a contribution to a foundation. Their work was quick, thorough, and easy to work with, as they’ve developed a simple system for uploading documents. I plan to use them again.
    Jeff H. ·

    Business Valuation Appraisal for Charitable Donation

  • The team was highly knowledgeable, helpful, and efficient. I highly recommend their appraisal services, especially for private companies.
    Steve R. ·

    Business Valuation Appraisal for IRA Conversion

  • I found them professional & responsive. The report was quite thorough as well.
    Daniel L. ·

    Business Valuation Appraisal for Charitable Donation

  • From the start they were very responsive, price competitive, and had a quick turn around time. Thank you so much to Joe who was very sweet in responding to my emails; I am looking forward to utilizing AppraiseItNow for many years to come.
    Chris S. ·

AppraiseItNow delivers written business valuations for gift and estate tax, IRA conversions, charitable donations, and buy/sell agreements

Given the USPAP-compliant nature of AppraiseItNow’s appraisal reports, we prepare our deliverables for major legal, tax, and financial reporting purposes for individual and commercial clients.

Popular uses of our appraisal reports include:‍

Transactions, Lending & Investment

Frequently Asked Questions on Wyoming Business Valuations

How do we value a Wyoming business with no public comparables?

By weighing the income, market, and asset-based approaches against the company's own economics. Market evidence comes from private transaction databases and guideline company data rather than generalized price guides, and for asset-heavy ranching, energy services, and equipment businesses, the asset approach often carries significant weight.

My industry uses a revenue multiple. Isn't that enough to price my company?

No, professional standards restrict rules of thumb to secondary reasonableness checks, not primary evidence of value. A revenue multiple ignores margins, working capital, customer concentration, and owner dependence, all of which move real transaction prices. We use the multiple as a sanity check after the full analysis, never in place of it.

Does Wyoming impose estate tax when a business owner dies?

No, Wyoming has no state estate or inheritance tax; only the federal estate tax can apply, above the federal threshold. When a Wyoming estate holds a closely held company, the interest must still be valued at fair market value under IRS standards for the federal return and for the heirs' basis records.

What fraction of a Wyoming business's property value actually gets taxed?

Only a slice. Wyoming values business personal property at full fair market value as of January 1, but taxable value is 9.5% of that figure for most property, or 11.5% for industrial-use property, before county mill levies apply. The low assessment ratio keeps bills modest, yet the starting point is still a defensible fair market value, which is where appraisal quality shows.